Man charged with inappropriately touching young girls at Swisher Fun Days

A Des Moines man is charged with inappropriately touching young girls at a community event in Swisher.

Witnesses told Johnson County Sheriff's Office John Hunter Schulte, 25, lifted the girls above his head, his face making contact with their groin area July 28 at Swisher Fun Days, according to a press release. Johnson County Sheriff's Office additionally charged Schulte with two counts of indecent contact with a child after he was originally charged with public intoxication and two counts of simple assault.

Swisher Fun Days, hosted at a park next to Swisher City Hall, had activities and vendors who sell antiques, produce and crafts as well as other items.

The victims said Schulte said he loved them and would take care of them. When people confronted him for his behavior and asked him to leave, he picked up the 4-year-old, giving the impression he was going to take her with him. Another witness took the child and returned her to her mother.